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Plate Tectonics
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Answer 24 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
fault
folded mountains
reverse fault
compression
2. The solid - outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
fault block boundary
lithosphere
asthenosphere
mantle
3. The boundary between tectonic plates that are sliding past each other horizontally
fault
mesosphere
transform boundary
fault block boundary
4. Mountains that form when magma erupts onto Earth's surface.
tectonic plate
sea-floor spreading
volcanic mountains
fault-block mountains
5. Opposing forces cause rock to break and move horizontally
tectonic plate
folding
strike-slip fault
continental drift
6. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
folding
normal fault
plate tectonics
crust
7. NOT a type of tectonic plate boundary
fault block boundary
fault
mantle
crust
8. Stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
reverse fault
tension
divergent boundary
plate tectonics
9. The hypothesis that states that the continents once formed a single landmass - broke up - and drifted to their present locations
mantle
lithosphere
crust
continental drift
10. The boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
mantle
asthenosphere
divergent boundary
crust
11. Form when tension causes large blocks of rock to drop down in relation to other rocks. Tilting of rock layers can occur as tension pulls the rock layers apart.
lithosphere
fault-block mountains
folding
divergent boundary
12. The boundary formed by the collision of two lithospheric plates
crust
fault-block mountains
convergent boundary
folding
13. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid - outermost part of the mantle
tectonic plate
continental drift
divergent boundary
fault-block mountains
14. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats
transform boundary
reverse fault
asthenosphere
fault block boundary
15. A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the foot wall
asthenosphere
mantle
reverse fault
plate tectonics
16. The bending of rock layers due to stress
folding
strike-slip fault
plate tectonics
mantle
17. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
core
lithosphere
tension
compression
18. A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall
crust
compression
normal fault
lithosphere
19. The layer of rock between the earth's crust and core
mantle
crust
tectonic plate
tension
20. The theory that earth is divided into plates that move around
core
folded mountains
plate tectonics
fault
21. The process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
normal fault
lithosphere
sea-floor spreading
continental drift
22. The strong - lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
compression
sea-floor spreading
mesosphere
tension
23. A break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
crust
fault
plate tectonics
compression
24. When rock layers are squeezed together and pushed upward.
volcanic mountains
mantle
folded mountains
continental drift